SavoirNetA Knowledge Delivery

Network integrating Television & Internet

SavoirNetA Knowledge Delivery

Network integrating Television & Internet

Dr Gilbert Paquette

PresidentPresidentCanal SavoirCanal Savoir

Director LICEF-CIRTA Research CentreTélé-université

CANARIE - Toronto, October 4, 2000

Who are we ? The first education channel in Canada

Delivers distance education since 1984 Operates a CRTC licence Broadcasts in french (80%) and english (20%) By cable and satellite throughout North America

A consortium of universities, colleges and broadcasting companies

A research consortium led by LICEF/CIRTA

Members

CÉGEP DE LA POCATIÈRE

Canal Savoir Strategic Plan

Facilitate and stimulate the use of innovative telelearning technologies

Diversify its delivery services through broadband Internet linked with television

Increase and renew its television educational programming as a showcase

Finance attractive and high quality content and learning materials

A Global Strategy

Clients AcademiaAcademia B 2 BB 2 B HomeMarketHome

Market

Delivery

Access

CANALConsortium

CANALConsortiumSAVOIRNETSAVOIRNET CANAL SAVOIRCANAL SAVOIR

Broadcasting CompaniesBroadcasting Companies

Financing MM Production Funds

MM Production Funds

Production

Co-entreprisesCo-entreprisesUniversities

CollegesUniversities

Colleges SMISMI

Goals of the project Install a broadband network and an

open portal for multimedia telelearningValidate and showcase a solution to the

design, delivery and management of audiovisual intensive telelearning applications

SavoirNet in short A 3M$ 18 months R&D project A specialized delivery LAN linked through RISQ

with Canal Savoir members and distributors Supported by the main broadband providers:

Bell, Videotron, Star Choice, Look An advanced portal based on LICEF’s Explor@

delivery system A showcase for immersive telelearning systems

integrating digital TV and broadband PC connexions

PublishingTransactions

User interfaceUser interface

Learning Objects - StorageLearning Objects - Storage

SAVOIR.NET Portal

Virtual Delivery CenterVirtual Delivery Center

Design Support ToolsDesign Support Tools

Savoir Multimédia Inc., Université de Montréal, CCFD , Télé-université.

Savoir Multimédia Inc., Université de Montréal, CCFD , Télé-université.

Cogigraph Technologies

Cogigraph Technologies

RISQ , Bell, Vidéotron, Star Choice, Look

RISQ , Bell, Vidéotron, Star Choice, Look

TESTS

&

SHOWCASE

TECH

STUDIES

LICEF and Canal Savoir

LICEF and Canal Savoir

SavoirNet LAN

Broadband Connexions

Infrastructure

Project Structure

Virtual Labs

Virtual Confernece

Content Production (2 applications in this project)

Artistic Perception

Fundamental Science

Training TechnologiesVirtual Fair

1- The infrastructure

BroadbandInternet(RISQ)

EducationalInstitutions

VIDÉOTRON

LOOK

STAR CHOICE

BELL

Storage

SavoirNet LAN

MM Servers

OperationsTelevision

(CanalSavoir)

Users

Storage

Storage

Servers

SA

VO

IR.N

ET

PCTV

+

TV+PC

LOW BAND INTERNET

Video

LOW BAND INTERNET

Hybrid Delivery: TV + Web

Digital or Analogical Video transmission + Digital data and communication through the Internet

Canal Savoir

Plurimedia Open Delivery

Storage

Storage

Servers

SA

VO

IR.N

ET

PC

DIGITAL TV

BROADBAND INTERNET

BROADBAND INTERNET

Integrate Broadband Delivery

Digital video, data and communication through broadband Internet

Plurimedia Open Delivery

Main components

Real Time DeliveryAsynchronous DeliveryProduction BroacastingLocal Storage NetworkCaches on Provider’s Servers

2- The Education Portal

Publishing Module

Publishing Module

Transactions Modules

Transactions Modules

Interface to courses and

Explor@

Interface to courses and

Explor@

Portal

LearnersTools

LearnersTools

TrainersTools

TrainersTools

DesignersTools

DesignersTools

ManagersTools

ManagersTools

Clients

Clients

EXPLOR@

Server(Html \ Java)

MM Doc BaseMM Doc Base

COURSESLEARNINGOBJECTS

USERS&

HUMANRES.

The Explor@ System

http://www.licef.teluq.uquebec.ca/exploraDemo

1

Accessing a course2

Multiple Media and Ressources

Different Actor’s Environments

Virtual LearningCentre

Virtual LearningCentreOrganization’s

Resource BankOrganization’s

User’s Bank

Reusable Learning Objects

Web SiteWeb Site Web SiteWeb Site Web SiteWeb Site

Actor’s environments

An Open Architecture

A Multi-Institution Portal

Users

DataExchange

ResourceReference

EDUCATIONALINSTITUTION

PORTAL

BROADBANDPROVIDER

User transactions

Savoir Net Portal

Savoir Net Portal

Resource Bank

User Information

Web site+Environments

Web site+EnvironmentsCache

User learning operations

3- Generic Environments

Reusable Telelearning Shells

Immersive 3D Metaphor into which Actors Navigate:

Conference, Exposition, Lab, Debate, Museum,…….

Actor Navigate in a Scenario with Resources Related to

his/her Role

Task-based Scenarios: Knowledge Management,

Information Processing, Collaboration and Assistance

Decreasing Efforts and Costs

Immersive Environments(a 2D example)

A Virtual Expo

Conferences

DemonstrationsCase studiesWorkshops

Counseling

Convergence A Collective University-Industry Effort A Value Added Portal A Catalyst Towards Affordable Broadband

Service A Response to Growing Educational Needs in

the Knowledge Society Beyond Web-page Turners and Information

Transmission Towards Innovative Telelearning Models and

Technologies

SavoirNetA Knowledge Delivery

Network integrating Television & Internet

SavoirNetA Knowledge Delivery

Network integrating Television & Internet

Dr Gilbert Paquette

PresidentPresidentCanal SavoirCanal Savoir

Director LICEF-CIRTA Research CentreTélé-université

CANARIE - Toronto, October 4, 2000